1958Winner
Best Performance
A Night to Remember
Russell Napier
Actor
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
November 28, 1910
Biography
Russell Napier was born in Perth, Western Australia. Originally a lawyer, Napier was active as an actor on the stage as early as 1936; on the screen, from 1947 to 1974, playing both comedic and dramatic roles in both cinema and television. Notably, he starred in a liveBBC television production of H. G. Wells' The Time Machine in 1949; still photographs of this production exist, but no actual footage.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1968Nominee
Best Performance
Twisted Nerve
1960Nominee
Best Performance
Sink the Bismarck!
Career Highlights
1962Highlight
Best Performance
H.M.S. Defiant
1968Highlight
Best Performance
Nobody Runs Forever
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A Night to Remember
Twisted Nerve
Sink the Bismarck!